The Elderberry Pavlovas who occasionally sausage wang – a fabulous thread for 30+ ladies TTC #1 (Thread 8)

He absolutely is! The cheek of it! God, the things I watch to put off packing my bag and admitting it's a school night!

Is Keith Lemon stealing our Gail's idea?? (Not watching as in bed)

Oops... Wanging, not wangling!

Omg! Sausage wangling on Keith Lemon right now!!!

Also tryin, would you try temping? For some people OPK's are not accurate and outside of blood tests, temperatures are the best way to pinpoint and confirm O

trying hellloooo! I can't say much about a short LP (seeing as mine seem to last forever) but I would gently recommend more than 1 cycle temping prior to trying any supplants (not sure if I read you right so ignore me if I'm wrong!). Only reason being that most people have an odd cycle once in a while and supplements can stuff up a normal cycle so I'd want to be sure I had an issue before I tried anything. FX for you, and you know your body best so ignore me as I'm sure to be wrong
In my world I'm off to bed. Can't pimp in the morn as none left, but hopefully will have arrived while I'm at work tomorrow. Theres not much point me testing without FMU this early but not sure that will stop me tomorrow eve Had the same 'pains' from last month all afternoon but nothing since about 6pm. Can you 2ww-ers all please come out the woodwork so I'm not the only boring paranoid weirdo...

As far as books go, the one I like the best is:
www.amazon.co.uk/Impatient-Womans-Guide-Getting-Pregnant/dp/1451620705/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365976329&sr=8-1&keywords=the+impatient+women%27s+guide+to+getting+pregnant
But I also highly recommend tcoyf, especially for the cm and temping information. Both are written in an accessible style, but the first one is quite funny and really resonates with the berry sense of humour. She recommends tcoyf, so the advice is complementary.

Thanks Boodlebum!, off to bed myself too, just wanted to check I could navigate my way round here! night x

Hello Trying! Glad you found us OK! (Although I think most of the Berries have retired to bed tonight!)

Sorry - I've not bothered buying any books. I'm like Barking and I've just stuck with Dr Google. TCOYF is the one I get heard talked about the most. if I were to buy a book, that would be the one I'd at least start by looking at.

Hi guys, thanks for the very warm welcome!
have added myself at the bottom!!

Bunny, 33, married, 10 months TTC, just getting basic blood tests/jizz test for hubby, AF coming 23rd April
Happy 35, cycle 8. AF due 12th April. Rapidly running out of time to have a baby before my wedding next year!!
Sidney, 38, married, cycle 9, AF/BFP due 8th April. IC OPK newbie, will start temping next month if necessary bc I buckle under peer pressure & don't like feeling left out
Tally 33, TTC since 2009, 3 mmc and possibly 1cp. waiting for mc specialist appointment still so not allowed TTC at the mo.
barking, 33, cycle 16, co duchess of short LP. Varying cycle length. AF due somewhere around 11th-21st April. Long awaited fc appointment 17th April.
Pipbin, 38, married 11 years, cycle 19, blocked tubes, first IVF appointment 9th April hoping for a miracle, AF due 28th April
Cherrycoconut 33, married, TTC August 2012. Somewhere on spectrum of prem ovarian failure; awaiting diagnosis and FC apt, looking for permission to hope.
Frogcatcher 36 TTC since Oct 2012, 1st cycle charting, BFP/AF due 3-5 April i.e. NOW so just put me out of my misery AF FFS
BombasticPeanut, 31, married, TTC since May 2012, MMC in Aug, cycle anywhere between 1 week and 3 months gaaaaah AF you tricky cow. Waiting for FC appt in Aug.
Haycorn 30, married. TTC since August 2012 but efforts severely hampered by loss of AF. Has anyone seen it?
Bajas age 38 (39 in July eek!). Got married July 2012 and have been trying ever since. Dreadfully irregular cycles so on cycle 7- last one was 17 days, one before was 38 so no idea when bfp could appear.
BookTart 37, 15 cycles in, CP in October, blood test on 8th April, HSP and USS with follicular tracking the week after, AF turning up any second now.
Cate 38 married, cycle 3 TTC #1 thought I had all the time in the world then woke up one morning aged 38 and thought oops I'd better get my skates on
Boodle, 30, married, cycle 20, co duchess of short LP (tips hat to Barking), fertility appointment 10/04/13
CharmingCats, 32 , month 8, cycle 4. Possible PCOS/irregular cycles.
Smoothas 30, married, cycle 6, possible short LP problem, AF due 19th April, not temping....yet
Merkin, 31, married, cycle 10 (stupidly long cycles)
Tryin123, 33, TTC from nov 2011. His swimmers are fine, waiting for FC appt for me, 1st month using OPKs and LH surge on day 20 so likely very short luteal phase -really bummed about this, have started B6 50mg and a B complex.

Any words of wisdom welcomed!!

Teachers in the house, guess what I'm about to start doing...my planning! Oh yeah, that's right! I haven't done any maths planning for this week.

I live fast and loose, me.

Bunny, when you say making babies books, do you mean practical, informative, scientific books, or are you talking 50 Shades of Grey stylee?

(No to the first, a resounding no to the second.)

Right girlies, off to bed. Have a good day tomorrow and barking hope you're feeling better soon xxx

And to quickly reply to what I've missed..

Bunny I've only used Dr Google.

Tally lovely quilts .

Kitty how very thoughtless.

Planning done. Sort of. Job application for DP done. Resources emailed to my work address so I have back up if I forget/lose memory stick. Now need to get bag sorted for work and have a bath. No shower as the tiles aren't set yet and there's no screen up. But then no bath either if the taps have stopped working again. Oh the joys.

I could do with another week of holiday, so many things I meant to do and haven't done yet... Feeling so tired. I shouldn't be going back to work like this, I'm supposed to be refreshed!!

Can I sleep on the sofa tonight?

Bunny and boodle I know! She was just joking but did kinda hurt. Not that I would know (being childless) but I thought it would make more sense putting a baby into his outfit vertically feet first, rather than wrestling with him horizontally on my knee!

Kitty, what her mum said just shows how completely thoughtless some people can be!

Bunny - I'm cool about it now but it did make me sad at the time. Especially when she asked me to dress him the morning of the christening and her mum walked in a said 'God, you tell you haven't got kids, shall I just dress him....?'

Let me know if you want any help with FODMAP.

barking thinking about your Tesco experience, I was in Tesco's the other day and I spent so long looking at the labour tens machine (yes, Tesco's sell them!) the security guard came over to see what I was doing. Think I was just lost in my own fantasy world lol

Boodle yes my friend does know. We have both been trying for about 23 months, both had all our tests the same time, both started clomid the same time and both about to start IUI in June. Oh and we're both going on holiday at the same time so hoping for ironic pre IUI pregnancies at the same time!